EP3815523B1 - Tiertränke - Google Patents

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EP3815523B1
EP3815523B1 EP20203414.6A EP20203414A EP3815523B1 EP 3815523 B1 EP3815523 B1 EP 3815523B1 EP 20203414 A EP20203414 A EP 20203414A EP 3815523 B1 EP3815523 B1 EP 3815523B1
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Jean Philippe Bousquet
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K7/00—Watering equipment for stock or game
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K7/00—Watering equipment for stock or game
    • A01K7/005—Drinking bowls with anti-splash or anti-spilling features
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K7/00—Watering equipment for stock or game
    • A01K7/02—Automatic devices
    • A01K7/027—Drinking equipment with water heaters, coolers or means for preventing freezing

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  • the present invention relates to a water trough for animals in particular livestock, comprising a tray capable of containing water comprising in the upper part an opening closed by retractable closing means capable of being pushed back into the open position by an animal.
  • the present invention relates to the field of watering devices for animals, particularly livestock, and relates, more particularly, to outdoor water troughs subject to bad weather.
  • Some of these drinkers are particularly designed to withstand bad weather, particularly winter temperatures.
  • Such drinkers have peripheral walls whose particularity consists in that they provide thermal insulation of the contents.
  • an insulating coating can be applied to the external periphery of the tank. It is more common to design this peripheral wall of the tank in the form of a double skin, that is to say comprising an internal wall and an external wall trapping an enveloping air blade, or even braced with an insulating material such as than expanded foam.
  • This tank has an orifice closed by means of retractable type closing means in such a way that they can be pushed back by the snout of an animal, giving it access to the water contained in the tank.
  • this orifice is made in a cover closing an opening in the tank in its upper part and allowing access to the interior of the tank, in particular for cleaning operations.
  • the cover is preferably defined in a material capable of thermally insulating the contents.
  • This float is again made of an insulating material. It is naturally pushed vertically by the water contained in the tank to close the orifice in the cover after removal of the pressure exerted by the animal.
  • this type of drinker is necessarily connected to a water supply. This is generally carried out automatically by controlling the opening of a tap when the water level in the tank tends to fall below a threshold level.
  • the closing means can take forms other than that of a float, for example the form of a flap with an elastic closure closure which can push the animal back into the tank to access the water.
  • a water trough according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a closing means and intended to feed an animal when it is transported in a vehicle is for example known to the document US 2007/0199512 A1 .
  • the closing means makes it possible to avoid overflows caused by sudden movements of the vehicle.
  • Other drinkers according to the preamble of claim 1 are known from the documents US 3,745,977 A , US 2,430,272 A , GB 2 453 651 A And US 4,286,546 A .
  • the invention advantageously provides a solution to this problem.
  • the invention relates to a water trough for animals, in particular livestock, comprising a tray capable of containing water and having in the upper part an opening closed by retractable closing means capable of being pushed back by an animal to gain access.
  • the retractable closing means comprise a defined cover of section adjusted to the opening in the tank to be inserted movably in the latter, this cover being designed, in the manner of a float, made of a material capable of floating above the water level in the tank, this cover further comprising a waterline defining the interface between the submerged part of this cover and its emerged part when 'it rests on the water contained in the tank, characterized in that the cover has a peripheral rim comprising a lower face, oriented towards the bottom of the tank, extending in a horizontal plane located above the line flotation of this cover.
  • the advantages arising from the present invention consist in the fact that by being able to follow the level of water contained in the trough of the drinker, even in extreme cold, the animal can systematically access this water, for example by pushing the lid back to make the water overflow at the periphery, whatever the water level.
  • an orifice can also be provided in the cover, itself closed by the auxiliary retractable closing means.
  • the present invention relates to a water trough 1 comprising a tank 2 having a bottom 3 and a peripheral wall 4 surrounding this tank 2.
  • the bottom 3 and the peripheral wall 4 of the tank 2 can be designed in a material capable of providing a certain thermal insulation and thus protect the water contained in the tank 2 against freezing.
  • the tank 2 can be designed by rotational molding so as to give this bottom 3 and the peripheral wall 4 a double skin trapping an insulating air space or any other insulating material.
  • this tank 2 has an opening 5 closed by retractable closing means 6 capable of being pushed back by the snout of an animal to access the water contained in the tank 2.
  • the retractable closing means 6 comprise a defined cover 7 of section 8 adjusted to the opening 5 in the tank 2 to be inserted movably in the latter.
  • this section 8 of the cover 7 is defined so that the latter can move substantially vertically in the tank 2 while remaining in a substantially horizontal plane.
  • this section 8 of this cover 7 is such that it can rise and fall in the tank 2 depending on the level of water contained in the latter.
  • this cover 7 can be mounted in a sliding manner vertically in the tank 2, it is preferably designed in the manner of a float, in a material capable of floating above the water level 9 in this tank 2, such as schematically illustrated in the figure 2 .
  • the latter preferably comprises an internal section 10, measured in a horizontal plane, substantially constant over a large part of its height, from its opening 5 in the upper part towards the bottom 3.
  • substantially constant we mean walls with slight relief, of the order of 2 to 3°, favoring in particular the unmolding of a tray 2 designed by molding.
  • the cover 7 comprises a peripheral rim 11 comprising a lower face 12, oriented towards the bottom 3 of the container 2, extending in a substantially horizontal plane located above the waterline 13 of this cover 7 .
  • the animal by pushing the cover 7 back into the tank 2, causes the water to overflow around the periphery of the latter, which allows it to drink.
  • At least one orifice 16 can be made in the cover 7 closed by auxiliary retractable closing means 6A.
  • the float 17 has a larger section than that of the orifice 16 so as not to emerge from the cover 7. In the illustrated embodiment this results, in the upper part of the tubular housing 18, substantially at the height of the mouth of the orifice 16, by a shoulder 21.
  • the tubular housing 18 comprises at the level of its guiding walls of the float 17 one or more openings, in the form of a hole or slot, as illustrated in the figures, intended to promote the passage of water below the float 17 when it is pushed back into tank 2. The animal thus has easier access to this water.
  • the cover 7 defined in the manner of a float, floats on the water contained in the tank 2 and can move freely in the latter depending on the water level, it is likely to tip under the action of pressure exerted by an animal seeking to drink.
  • the cover 7 comprises anti-tilting means 22 defined to limit its rotation around an axis in the plane of this cover 7.
  • these anti-tilting means 22 can be defined by a thickness of the cover 7 such that, when pushed back into an inclined position, its section becomes greater than that 8 of the opening 5, thereby preventing it from being return.
  • anti-tilting means 22 can also be defined by a skirt extending peripherally under the cover 7, skirt, giving it this sufficient thickness to limit the amplitude of its tilting in the opening 5 of the tank 2.
  • these anti-tilting means 22 are defined in the form of rods 23 extending substantially vertically under the peripheral rim 11 of the cover 7 to produce the same effect as the solutions described previously.
  • these rods 23 are at least 3 in number, preferably distributed regularly under this peripheral rim 11 of the cover 7.
  • the advantages resulting from the present invention consist in that it is possible to keep a water trough closed to avoid the risk of freezing of the water contained and/or the entry of dirt or even small animals likely to drown there, without however keeping this drinker closed depending on an automatic water supply.
  • this solution to the invention proves to be technically simple while responding effectively to all the constraints that this type of water trough may be subject to, whether under the action of an animal or its exposure to bad weather.

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Claims (8)

  1. Tränke für Tiere, insbesondere Zuchttiere, umfassend einen Behälter (2), der geeignet ist, um Wasser zu enthalten, und in einem oberen Teil eine Öffnung (5) aufweist, die durch einziehbare Verschlussmittel (6) verschlossen ist, die geeignet ist, um durch ein Tier zurückgeschoben zu werden, um an das in dem Behälter (2) enthaltene Wasser zu gelangen, wobei die einziehbaren Verschlussmittel (6) einen Deckel (7) vorweisen, der mit einem Abschnitt (8) definiert ist, der an die Öffnung (5) in dem Behälter (2) angepasst ist, um sich auf bewegbare Art in diesen Letzteren einzufügen, wobei dieser Deckel (7) konzipiert ist, nach der Art eines Schwimmers, aus einem Material, das geeignet ist, über dem Wasserspiegel (9) in dem Behälter (2) an der Oberfläche zu schwimmen, wobei dieser Deckel (7) noch eine Wasserlinie (13) aufweist, die eine Grenzfläche zwischen dem eingetauchten Teil (14) dieses Deckels (7) und seinem aufgetauchten Teil (15) definiert, wenn er auf dem Wasser, das der Behälter (2) enthält, zu liegen kommt, wobei die Tränke dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass der Deckel (7) einen peripheren Rand (11) umfasst, der eine untere Fläche (12) aufweist, die zu dem Boden (3) des Behälters (2) gerichtet ist und sich in einer horizontalen Ebene oberhalb der Wasserlinie (13) dieses Deckels (7) erstreckt.
  2. Tränke nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Deckel (7) auf verschiebbare Art vertikal in dem Behälter (2) angebracht ist.
  3. Tränke nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter (2) einen Innenabschnitt (10), der in einer horizontalen Ebene gemessen wird, der von seiner Öffnung (5) in dem oberen Teil in Richtung seines Bodens (3) durchgängig ist, umfasst.
  4. Tränke nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Deckel (7) mindestens eine Öffnung (16), die durch einziehbare Hilfsverschlussmittel (6A) geschlossen wird, umfasst.
  5. Tränke nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die einziehbaren Hilfsverschlussmittel durch einen Schwimmer (17) definiert sind, der bewegbar vertikal unter der Öffnung (16) angebracht ist.
  6. Tränke nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich unter dem Deckel (7) direkt unter der Öffnung (16) ein röhrenförmiges Gehäuse (18) erstreckt, an dessen Innenabschnitt (19) der Abschnitt des Schwimmers (17) angepasst ist, um diesem Letzteren zu ermöglichen, sich frei und vertikal in diesem röhrenförmigen Gehäuse (18) zu bewegen.
  7. Tränke nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schwimmer (17) einen größeren Abschnitt als derjenige (20) der Öffnung (16) besitzt.
  8. Tränke nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Deckel (7) Kippschutzmittel (22) umfasst, die definiert sind, um seine Drehung in dem Behälter (2) um eine Achse zu begrenzen, die in der Ebene dieses Deckels (7) verläuft.
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